Thesis Statement Draft, as of April 9th, 2011
The urban media lighting is a medium consists of physical devices such as LED light, mobile phone and networked sensors combined with mobilephone network to connect users. This combination of hardware, software and service should be a part of public service. (What)
It supports social stability to resolve a weakness of urban spaces built based on modern urban planning theory: lack of attention to keep, maintain and forge social ties of its users. We can find different types of urban space where social ties between its inhabitants are in danger. (Why)
This is for the place where different type of people come across in daily basis such as Station, Shopping mall, Park, etc in emerging city areas such as suburban new-town or boundary where new city is about to concur old city. (Where)
The users of those places are not aware of each other’s existence because they just moved in or in a situation like groups of people with different demographics are juxtaposed without proper contact points and occasions. Or improper urban planning even weaken existing ties and make familiar people unfamiliar.(Who)
The urban media lighting system provides shared experiences between them with a combination of physical device and network service situated on site. It gives interaction between members of user in two ways. specially when wants and desires of them cross and conflicts at the site. The system embraces the conflict, and give the users to (How)
When needs of different user conflicts, interaction (needs more detail. What circumstances and /or situation->what) happens.When social ties are weaken, the (When)
- Why: Social Capital is a buzz word
- Where: You’ll need at least 3 examples and (an) elaboration
- Who: 誰？姿が見えない。記述が浅いから
- Why: どのような問題が起こっているのか
- How: どのように救われるのか
- How: どんなインタラクションが起こるのか？
- 言い換えが浅い
Post industrial city, where major economic change threaten existing community and needs of rebuilding of community arise.